Gamera vs. Gyaos
“Giant Monster Dogfight”
Certified Crap. CrapScore 66, rated by 1 admin.
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A flying monster with a cutting ray emerges as Gamera becomes a child's unlikely ally. The creature suits are stiff, but the confrontations are staged with a strong sense of scale and shape. A satisfying vintage matchup when the evening needs clear monsters and uncomplicated loyalties.
Nominated by @flabbergasted_jones
The club’s verdict
- Acting
- 4.5/10
- Plot
- 8.5/10
- Effects
- 6/10
- Dialogue
- 6/10
- Rewatchability
- 8/10
“The giant turtle has found an airborne problem with a precision cutting tool.”
@flabbergasted_jones, scored it 66
Synopsis and movie facts
Unusual volcanic activity in Japan awakens Gyaos, a bloodthirsty flying monster with the power to slice things in half with an ultrasonic ray. While scientists and the military scramble to devise a way to stop this new threat, a young boy forms an alliance with Gamera; a monster no one else seems to trust.
- Released
- 1967
- Directed by
- Noriaki Yuasa
- Running time
- 86 min
- Original title
- 大怪獣空中戦 ガメラ対ギャオス
Starring
- Kōjirō Hongō as Foreman Shiro Tsutsumi
- Kichijirō Ueda as Tatsuemon Kanamura
- Reiko Kasahara as Sumiko Kanamura
- Naoyuki Abe as Eiichi Kanamura
- Taro Marui as Mite-no-Tetsu
- Yukitaro Hotaru as Hachiko
- Yoshirō Kitahara as Dr. Aoki
- Fujio Murakami as Dr. Murakami
Research behind this pick
Researched . Explore the film references and reviews below.
- Film reference · themoviedb.org
Canonical film identity, release date, runtime, director credits, cast, genres, synopsis and poster checked against TMDB movie 52728.
- Review · moriareviews.com
The review criticises rigid suits but praises strong monster compositions and entertaining battles.
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